| Description |
xiv, 89 pages : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Mellen studies in architecture ; v. 12 |
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Mellen studies in architecture ; v. 12
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| Contents |
Preface : Alvar Aalto : time and landscape / Bruce MacNelly -- Ch. 1. Aalto's own : introduction -- Ch. 2. The deep hut : Aalto's own house/office (1934-36) and the transformational aesthetic -- Ch. 3. Tall tale : Aalto's summer house (1953) and the lost history -- Ch. 4. Liminal domains : Aalto's own architectural office (1955-62) and contested terrains -- Ch. 5. Moving monument : the Enzo-Gutzeit building (1959-1962) and its tropes -- Ch. 6. The landscape of community : the town plan at Seinajoki (1958-1987) and the concept of civic landscape -- Ch. 7. Libraries of the land : two libraries : at Seinajoki (1960-1965), at Roveniemi (1961-1968), and the significance of re-embedding -- Ch. 8. The forest of knowledge : the library at Otaniemi (1964-1969) and narrative structure -- Ch. 9. Aalto's arc : conclusion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [85]-86) and index |
| Subject |
Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Architecture -- Environmental aspects -- Finland.
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| LC no. |
2004053888 |
| ISBN |
0773463321 (hc) |
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077347952X (MS Arc Series) |
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